The Astral Noize Albums of the Year 2018: 74-50
The second part in our gargantuan AOTY piece spans a wide range of progressive takes on heavy music.
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Introducing the Fucked-Up Sci-Fi Extremity of Wallowing
An introduction to the ambitious, fucked-up sci-fi noise of Wallowing.
Long-Term Innovation and Sumerian Creation Myths: In Conversation with High On Fire
We sat down with High On Fire to talk Electric Messiah and beyond.
Elder on English Weather, Conan The Barbarian and Mystery Pub Food
We meet up with half of proggy stoner rockers Elder at this year’s HRH Doom Vs Stoner.
Disregarding Genres and Avoiding Pigeonholes with Stoned Jesus
“I never think in terms of genre.” We meet Igor Sydorenko, the lively face of Stoned Jesus.
Reviews Round-Up 012: OSDM Reigns Supreme
Death metal and post-metal dominate our latest round-up.
From the Ashes of Hang The Bastard, URNE Have Arisen
Fear not, Hang The Bastard fans, a new project is in town.
Voices: Taking Dark Inspiration from an Urban Landscape
Voices’ Sam Loynes discloses details about their colossal new LP, Frightened.
Transcendent Live Shows, Sturdy Local Scenes and the Progressive Doom of King Goat
Candlemass meets prog in the epic doom stylings of King Goat, we spoke to the band to find out more about their second LP.
How Boss Keloid Crafted One of the Most Unique Metal Albums of the Year
Even as the UK doom scene’s most eccentric act,
Boss Keloid’s third LP is as adventurous an album as they come.
The Astral Noize 4/20 Roundup
On 4/20, doom dominates our first reviews roundup, which includes some surprise releases from familiar faces.
Review: Rivers Of Nihil – Where Owls Know My Name
Rivers Of Nihil push death metal into progressive new territories on their third LP.
Review: Letters From The Colony – Vignette
Prog and djent collide on the debut album from Swedish newbies Letters From The Colony.
Monolithe and the Significance of the Number Seven
Enthralled by their new LP’s grand sound and intriguing concept, we had a chat with Monolithe bassist Olivier Defives to find out more.
Retrospective: Blut Aus Nord – Memoria Vetusta I: Fathers Of The Icy Age
Formed amidst the strife of the second wave of black metal in the 90s, Blut Aus Nord’s debut Ultima Thulee took the black metal world by storm in 1995. If there’s […]
Review: Enslaved – E
E is not the first time the Norwegian group has taken a good look at their sound before rebuilding it brick-by-brick, but it is one of the more noteworthy times.
